Director Zach Braff may only be remembered as the Garden State and Scrubs guy. It took him 5 years after the end of Scrubs to finish and release his kickstarted movie Wish I Was Here to a very underwhelming reception both critically and commercially. Now 3 years later he's back with a remake of Martin Brest's 1979 comedy Going in Style, in which 3 lifelong friends plan a bank robbery after their pensions are cancelled. It almost sounds like a comedy version of Hell or High Water, but instead of 2 middle age brothers, it's 3 senior citizens. However, the point of taking from the banks who took from them make them feel like they're covering somewhat similar territory. The original was said to be, in addition to being a comedy, a somewhat thoughtful contemplation on growing old. I don't doubt Braff and this excellent cast can pull off a modern retelling with all the grace and comedy of the original.

This Christian film, by the same production team that made God is Not Dead, is based on the true story that inspired the book of the same name by Lee Strobel. It's about an atheist who tries to disprove the existence of God after his wife becomes a Christian.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed classic Smurfs cartoons well enough when I was a kid, though I'd have happily watched just about any other cartoon show at the time, but I've never been interested in the modern movies. They neither scratch that nostalgia bug nor beg the attention of the adult in me that still occasionally has a fondness for light-hearted animated films. The Lost Village is no different. It does, however stand a better chance, because it's a reboot not connected in any way to the Neil Patrick Harris, live action films from 2011 and 2013.

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I studied Cinema and Digital Video Production at Northwestern College, interned in LA for Double Feature Films, and currently work at a TV station in Cedar Rapids. I love movies, and I enjoy writing about them too!